The influence of chemical reaction and viscous dissipation on unsteady MHD free convection flow past an exponentially accelerated vertical plate with variable surface conditions

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Title: The influence of chemical reaction and viscous dissipation on unsteady MHD free convection flow past an exponentially accelerated vertical plate with variable surface conditions
Authors: Kishore P.M., Bhanumathi D., Verma Vijayakumar S.
Source: Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly, Vol 19, Iss 2, Pp 181-193 (2013)
Publisher Information: Association of the Chemical Engineers of Serbia, 2013.
Publication Year: 2013
Collection: LCC:Chemical engineering
Subject Terms: MHD, free convection, viscous dissipation, implicit finite difference method, exponentially accelerated plate, variable temperature and chemical reaction, Chemical engineering, TP155-156, Chemical industries, HD9650-9663
More Details: A numerical study is presented on the effects of chemical reaction and magnetic field on the unsteady free convection flow, heat and mass transfer characteristics in a viscous, incompressible and electrically conducting fluid past an exponentially accelerated vertical plate by taking into account the heat due to viscous dissipation. The problem is governed by coupled non-linear partial differential equations. The dimensionless equations of the problem have been solved numerically by the implicit finite difference method of Crank - Nicolson’s type. The effects of governing parameters on the flow variables are discussed quantitatively with the aid of graphs for the flow field, temperature field, concentration field, skin-friction, Nusselt number and Sherwood number. It is found that under the influence of chemical reaction, the flow velocity as well as concentration distributions reduce, while the viscous dissipation parameter leads to increase the temperature.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1451-9372
2217-7434
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1451-9372; https://doaj.org/toc/2217-7434
DOI: 10.2298/CICEQ110730053K
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/5fb4b56521d149c4a1f5f85d58131ae0
Accession Number: edsdoj.5fb4b56521d149c4a1f5f85d58131ae0
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
More Details
ISSN:14519372
22177434
DOI:10.2298/CICEQ110730053K
Published in:Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly
Language:English